Decent for $3 on sale, but I'd really like a collection of all the older games (say <2000, or newer if possible)- there's the first Arkanoid arcade game here, but what about the sequel, or the nes version, or anything else? (Amiga or C64 ports are probably too much to ask, but I wish any of those collections would start including them) They may not be that good but I'd like to see for myself.

The original Arkanoid here has no save or presentation options, you just get a distorted screen with an arcade cabinet around the edges with 'arcade ambience' background noises in addition to the regular sound effects, there are infinite continues but you have to start over every session. Playing with an analog stick instead of paddle is a good enough reason to provide save states, or at least saving between levels and a level selector. Saving high scores would be nice too.

Some of the levels are very hard but if you play long enough eventually you luck into a warp to the next level power-up- except when you come to a level that contains no power-ups at all (only the grey bricks), and later levels that depend on getting the ball into a 1 brick wide opening and bouncing just so to clear the breakable bricks.

Have only tried multiplayer a little, it seems fine along with the newer version of the game.

Maybe I'll get one of the knock-off games in the Switch store next time they only cost a dollar or two (Strikey Sisters is pretty good with 2-player co-op, there are at least a couple more).